Michael vs Nico
RSA · Pro Men · 7 results Michael Herbstein
FRA · Pro Men · 6 results Nico Boulay
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Beijing 2026, Open Men · Nico: Hong Kong 2024, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Nico sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Carry (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 50%).Nico: strongest on Carry (faster than 97% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 55%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Nico: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 92% | 55% |
| Push | 50% | 91% |
| Pull | 81% | 85% |
| BBJ | 62% | 86% |
| Row | 83% | 79% |
| Carry | 92% | 97% |
| Lunges | 64% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 81% |
| Roxzone | 81% | 86% |
| Runs | 89% | 79% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Nico |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 92% | 55% |
| Sled push | 50% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 85% |
| Burpee broad jump | 62% | 86% |
| Row | 83% | 79% |
| Farmers carry | 92% | 97% |
| Sandbag lunges | 64% | 90% |
| Wall balls | 89% | 81% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 81% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 89% | 79% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Michael · Beijing 2026 · Open Men: 34:40 running, 34:44 at the stations and 8:45 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:31).Below, Nico · Hong Kong 2024 · Open Men: 38:59 running, 30:45 at the stations and 5:11 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:33).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Beijing 2026 · Open Men | Nico · Hong Kong 2024 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 4:47 | 4:27 |
| SkiErg | 4:21 | 4:31 |
| Run 2 | 4:03 | 4:32 |
| Sled push | 3:21 | 2:02 |
| Run 3 | 4:07 | 4:42 |
| Sled pull | 4:28 | 4:11 |
| Run 4 | 4:09 | 4:49 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:22 | 4:18 |
| Run 5 | 4:16 | 4:58 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 4:17 | 4:55 |
| Farmers carry | 1:51 | 1:34 |
| Run 7 | 4:10 | 5:08 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:31 | 3:58 |
| Run 8 | 4:51 | 5:28 |
| Wall balls | 5:06 | 5:33 |
| Roxzone | 8:45 | 5:11 |
| Finish | 1:18:00 | 1:14:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Nico | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong 2026 Pro Men · 8 May 2026 | 1:23:38 | 1:23:48 | 0:10 · Michael faster |
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